7 Emiratis graduate from Barakah program

ABU DHABI / WAM

Nawah Energy Company, Nawah, the joint venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), recently celebrated the graduation of the first UAE National leaders from its Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Management Certification program.
Nawah has designed the
program to develop UAE National leaders in managing the specific technology utilised at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the cornerstone of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program.
Eng Ali Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of Nawah, and Paul Harden, Chief Nuclear Officer of Nawah, led the first session in early 2020 at Nawah’s Training Center in Abu Dhabi, prior to continuing the program virtually as part of Enec and its subsidiaries’ remote working arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 16-week safety and operations-focussed program encompasses three phases of training including Nuclear Generic Fundamentals, Barakah plant systems, and simulator training.
Al Hammadi said: “It is a pleasure to witness the graduation of our first group of talented UAE National leaders from Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Management Certification program — the first of its kind in the UAE. This outstanding group of graduates has demonstrated exceptional commitment, technical know-how and a passion for becoming the future leaders of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program.”
This first group of seven graduates was handpicked and approved by the Nawah Emirati Talent Committee to participate in the inaugural edition of the program. Each of them demonstrated excellent aptitude and dedication, passing all evaluations despite the ongoing
Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges it posed.